The Athletic Vancouver’s Jason Brough and J.D. Burke went back and forth on email this week. Here’s how their conversation turned out:

BROUGH: So it sure sounds like the Sedins will be back for another season with the Canucks. To be honest, I wasn’t that surprised when I heard the news. The twins have been pretty good for a couple of 37-year-olds, especially on the power play, and it’s not like the team has no use for them anymore. My question to you is this: How bad does still needing the Sedins make this management group look? Since Trevor Linden and Jim Benning took over in 2014, only one surefire top-six forward has been added in Brock Boeser. And need I remind you, this is a team that’s tried to stay competitive.

BURKE: Before I get to the question, I feel the need to state that I had a different intuition about the Sedins. I just couldn’t figure out what was in it for them at this point. They don’t have anything...